Granite Creek private equity pursues control or significant minority interests in small and mid-size enterprises in North America for the purpose of expanding the targets’ base businesses into new markets by extending distribution and/or manufacturing. We search for businesses with defensible market niches, recognized brands, strong intellectual property and/or manufacturing process assets led by entrepreneurial management teams. Granite Creek focuses on three industry sectors where we have relevant experience and a proven record: food/agribusiness, medical devices and instruments, and transportation (e.g. automotive, aerospace, heavy truck and vocational equipment).

Targeted companies will generally posses the following characteristics: